Congress Program Day 1, Thursday, 10 th Dec 2015

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09:00 – 11:00 Glaucoma: Advances in Diagnostics Chairpersons: James Bacon, UAE &

Prashant Bhatia, UAE 09:00 – 09:15 Gonioscopy A Lost Art

Prashant Bhatia, UAE 09:15 – 09:30 Perimetry Back to Basics

James Bacon, UAE

09:30 – 09:45 OCT – Has this patient got glaucoma and are glaucoma patients stable?

Scott Smith, UAE

09:45 – 10:05 Anterior segment OCT – The role in Glaucoma Management

Randy Craven, KSA

10:05 – 10:25 Advanced perimetry analysis for detecting progression

Abdulla Naqi, UAE

10:25– 10:50 24 hour ambulatory IOP monitoring debate Randy Craven, KSA V/S

Ike (Iqbal) Ahmed, Canada

10:50 – 11:00 Q & A

09:00 – 11:00

Cornea: Ocular Surface Disease Management, Chasing the Dragon!

Chairpersons:

09:00 – 09:15 Rosacea, are we under diagnosing it? Sam Navon, UAE

09:15 – 09:30 Ocular surgery in the presence of limbal cell dysfunction Samer Hamada, UK

09:30 – 09:50 Limbal stem cell transplant, a review Osama Giledi, UAE

09:50 – 10:05 Treatment of severe dry eye with platelet rich plasma and autologous serum

Abdel Hakim Taguri, UAE

10:05 – 10:20 Management of Postkeratoplasty Interface Infections Abdullah Assiri, KSA

10:20– 10:35 Cyclosporine A 1% for subepithelial infiltrates secondary to adenoviral keratoconjunctivitis

Amna AlMaazmi, UAE

10:35 – 10:50 Ocular Surface Squamous Neoplasia (CIN): Surgery, Interferon, 5 FU, or Mitomycin

Ahmed Al Saadi, UAE 10:50 – 11:00 CXL for infectious keratitis

Sherif Emerah, UAE

Opening Ceremony

11:00 – 11:30

09:00 – 11:00

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Meeting Room C

Ali Bin Shakar Lecture

Prof. Peng Khaw, UK

11:30 – 12:00

Meeting Room A Meeting Room B Meeting Room C

Free for Opening Ceremony

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*Program subject to change

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Lunch Symposium

14:00 – 15:00 Meeting Room C

12:00 – 14:00 Oculoplastics : Orbit and Lacrimal Chairpersons: 12:00 – 12:15 The Hot orbit

Omar Durrani, UAE

12:15 – 12:30 Pearls in the management of orbital cellulitis Habibullah Eatamadi, UAE

12:30 – 12:45 Challenging case scenarios in lacrimal surgeries Javed Mohamed, India

12:45 – 13:00 Orbital Tumors Rebecca Ford, UAE 13:00 – 13:15 Updates on lacrimal surgery

Javed Mohamed, India

13:15 – 13:30 Minimally invasive/ Navigation guided orbital decompression

Milind Naik, India 13:30 – 13:45 Pediatric lacrimal disorders

Javed Mohamed, India 13:45 – 14:00 Q & A

12:00 – 14:00

Uveitis: Uveitis Symposium Chairpersons:

12:00 – 12:10 Differential diagnosis of anterior uveitis Kavitha Avadhani, UAE

12:10 – 12:20 Differential diagnosis of posterior uveitis Beatrice Peebo, UAE

12:20 – 12:30 Ancillary investigations and laboratory support in the diagnosis of uveitis

Manish Jain, UAE

12:30 – 12:40 Surgical Management in patient with uveitis: Avinash Gurbaxani, UAE

12:40 – 12:50 Management of Uveitic Glaucoma Sohaib Mustafa, UAE

12:50 – 13:00 Update on ocular TB Prasan Rao, UAE

13:00 – 13:10 Treatment of Uveitis during pregnancy Tahra AlMahmoud, UAE

13:10 – 13:30 Pediatric uveitis: an overview on immunomodulatory management

Elsadeg Mohamed Sharif, UAE 13:30 – 13:40 Pediatric uveitis: Challenging cases:

Sana Al-Zuhaibi, Oman 13:40 – 14:00 Discussion / Q & A

12:00 – 14:00

Cataract: Unhappy patients post phaco: Why? How to treat?

Chairpersons:

12:00 – 12:15 Corneal and ocular surface challenges and how to address it?

Ahmed Osman, Egypt

12:15 – 12:30 Post capsular opacifications & PVD Ahmed El-Massry, Egypt

12:30 – 12:45 .IOL/Bag decantation, how to tackle? Ike (Iqbal) Ahmed, Canada

12:45 – 13:00 Role of Retinal Diseases and how to avoid Viktoria Mester, UAE

13:00 – 13:15 The shadow living with me “Dysphotopsias” Alaa El-Zawawy, Egypt

13:15 – 13:30 Oops! un happy multifocal patient Ike (Iqbal) Ahmed, Canada 13:30 – 13:45 What you missed in Toric patients

Khiun Tjia, Netherlands 13:45 – 14:00 Panel Discussion, Q & A

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15:00 – 16:00 Free Paper Sessions: Oculoplastics and cornea

Chairpersons: 15:00 – 16:00 Free Paper Sessions: Uveitis and Retina_{Chairpersons:}

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16:00 – 18:00 Refractive Surgery: Surface Ablation Challenges and Therapeutic Choices

Chairpersons: 16:00 – 16:15 Trans-epithelial PRK

Muawyah Al Bdour, Jordan 16:15 – 16:30 Topography guided PRK

Samer Hamada, UK

16:30 – 16:45 Corneal Epithelium remodeling Samer Hamada, UK

16:45 – 17:00 Modern management of irregular cornea Mohamed Shafik, Egypt

17:00 – 17:15 Phototheraputic keratectomy (PTK), modalities and techniques

Tamer Gamily, UAE

17:15 – 17:30 In regressed eyes post LASIK, is it safe and effective to do PRK

Osama Giledi, UAE

17:30 – 17:45 Surface ablation on Corneal Grafts, how effective and safe?

Ahmed Al Saadi, UAE

17:45 – 18:00 Different Modalities of Laser Ablation: Pros & Cons Mounir Khalifa, Egypt

16:00 – 18:00 Glaucoma: Advanced Medical Therapies and Lasers Chairpersons:

16:00 – 16:15 Medical therapies update James Bacon, UAE

16:15 – 16:30 Preservative in anti-glaucoma medications – Do they make a difference?

Prashant Bhatia, UAE

16:30 – 16:45 Compliance and adherence to medication – has anything changed?

Sohaib Mustafa, UAE

16:45 – 17:00 Neuroprotection – Are we there yet? Peng Khaw, UK

17:00 – 17:15 ALT, SLT, or MLT what's the evidence? Ike (Iqbal) Ahmed, Canada

17:15 – 17:30 Sustained release drug delivery systems – Where are we so far?

17:30 – 17:50 First line glauocma treatment Meds V/S Lasers Debate

Scott Smith, UAE V/S Peng Khaw, UK 17:50 – 18:00 Q & A

16:00 – 18:00 Prevention of Blindness Chairpersons:

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09:00 – 11:00 Oculoplastics: Cosmetic and Rejuvenation Chairpersons:

09:00 – 09:15 Aesthetic Approach to Oculoplastic Surgery Milind Naik, India

09:15 – 09:30 Complications prevention and management in oculoplastic surgery

Omar Durrani, UAE 09:30 – 09:45 Brow rejuvenation

Vinod Gauba, UAE

09:45 – 10:00 Lower lid blepharoplasty approaches Milind Naik, India

10:00 – 10:15 Lower lid blepharoplasty complications and management

Milind Naik, India

10:15 – 10:30 Avoiding poor cosmetic results following Facial injuries Habibullah Eatamadi, UAE

10:30 – 10:45 Fillers and Fat Omar Durrani, UAE 10:45 – 11:00 Botox2

TBA

09:00 – 11:00 Cataract: Femto-Cataract surgeries, what you see is what you get!

Chairpersons:

09:00 – 09:20 basic concepts of Femto laser that you need to know Ahmed Al Saadi, UAE

09:20 – 09:40 Different platforms overview & does it really matter? Alaa El-Zawawy, Egypt

09:40 – 10:00 what Femto-Cataract added to me Mohamed El-Deeb, UAE

10:00 – 10:20 I don’t believe Femto-Cataract will add to me Samer Hamada, UK

10:20 – 10:40 Femto-Cataract in challenging cases Ahmed El-Massry, Egypt

10:40 – 11:00 Panel Discussion, Q & A 09:00 – 11:00 Glaucoma: What, When and Why?

Chairpersons:

09:00 – 09:15 MIGS, Whats all the fuss? Ike (Iqbal) Ahmed, Canada 09:15 – 09:30 The safe trabeculectomy

Peng Khaw, UK

09:30 – 09:40 Express Glaucoma device – increased efficacy or not? Abdulla Naqi, UAE

09:40 – 09:50 Sutureless bleb surgery Ike (Iqbal) Ahmed, Canada 09:50 – 10:05 Schlem's canal surgery

Randy Craven, KSA 10:05 – 10:15 Trabectome should we do it?

Scott Smith, UAE

10:15 – 10:25 Expoiting the Suprachoroidal space, Does it work Ike (Iqbal) Ahmed, Canada

10:25 – 10:35 Endo Cyclo Photocoagulation Abdulla Naqi, UAE

10:35 – 10:55 Is it going to be bleb surgery or blebless surgery (debate) Peng Khaw, UK V/S Ike (Iqbal) Ahmed, Canada 10:55 – 11:00 Q & A

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Friday Prayers

12:00 – 13:00 Buses to the Mosque

Lunch Symposium – Allegran

13:00 – 14:00 _{Meeting Room C}

11:00 – 12:00 Free Paper Sessions: Glaucoma & Cataract

Chairpersons: 11:00 – 12:00 Free Paper Sessions: Pediatric _{Chairpersons:}

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14:00 – 16:00 Pediatric : Pediatric Ophthalmology for every day practice: What you need to know

Chairpersons:

14:00 – 14:15 Decoding of Infantile Esotropia: Why, What and When in Order

Darakshanda Khurram, UAE 14:15 – 14:30 Botox in Strabismus: Are we ready

Dahreb Mishari, Kuwait

14:30 – 14:45 How to manage post ocular surgery Diplopia Robert LaRoche, Canada

14:45 – 15:00 Can we slow Myopia progression? Janice Glaser, UAE

15:00 – 15:15 Anterior Segment Dysgenesis in Children: Make it simple!

Asim Ali, Canada

15:15 – 15:30 Importance of Refraction in both children and adult strabismus

Robert LaRoche, Canada

15:30 – 15:45 Nuts and Bolts needed for best outcome: Amblyopia management

Arif Khan, KSA

15:45 – 16:00 Amblyopia: Pearls from PEDIG Studies & New Adult Information

Robert LaRoche, Canada

14:00 – 16:00 Glaucoma: What Is at the End of the Tunnel Chairpersons: James Bacon, UAE &

Sohaib Mustafa, UAE

14:00 – 14:15 Communication and Compliance with patients – Smart phones and Beyond

Prashant Bhatia, UAE

14:15 – 14:30 Cataract and Glaucoma Surgery – to combine or not to combine?

14:30 – 14:45 Non penetrating Glaucoma surgery Ike (Iqbal) Ahmed, Canada

14:45 – 15:00 Glaucoma tube surgery – latest review of evidence on safety and efficacy

James Bacon, UAE 15:00 – 15:15 Tubes and Tribulations

Sohaib Mustafa, UAE

15:15 – 15:30 Neovascular glaucoma destroy or rehabilitate Abdulla Naqi, UAE

15:30 – 15:45 Q & A 14:00 – 16:00Retina: Future in Retina!

Chairpersons: Susanne Binder, Austria & Anwar Hamdan Sajwani, UAE

14:00 – 14:20 Artificial vision restoration using Epiretinal Implant Igor Kozak, KSA

14:20 – 14:40 Gene therapy for retinitis pigmentosa, outcomes of the first clinical trial

Nicola Ghazi, UAE

14:40 – 15:00 Update on cell derived therapies (including stem cells) for retina degeneration

Susanne Binder, Austria 15:00 – 15:20 RPE cell transplant

Igor Kozak, KSA 15:20 – 15:40 Artificial Vision

Robert Scott, UAE

15:40 – 16:00 The Argus 2 Retina Implant in Retinitis Pigmentosa: Indication & technique

Susanne Binder, Austria

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16:00 – 18:00 Cataract: “Hot topics in cataract for chit-chat” Chairpersons:

16:00 – 16:15 Update on preventing endophthalmitis post phaco? Mohamed El-Deeb, UAE

16:15 – 16:30 How to approach cataract in compromised corneas? Samer Hamada, UK

16:30 – 16:45 How to approach cataract with advanced glaucoma? Peng Khaw, UK

16:45 – 17:00 How to approach cataract with unhealthy retina? Ammar Saffar, UAE

17:00 – 17:15 overview on presbyopia correcting IOLs in the market, Pros & Cons

Saleh Saif Al Messabi, UAE

17:15 – 17:30 the truth and myth about Femto-Cataract Abdullah Assiri, KSA

17:30 – 18:00 Panel Discussion , Q & A

14:00 – 16:00 Refractive Surgery Updates Chairpersons:

16:00 – 16:15 Small Incision Lenticule Extraction (SMILE): Refractive results and future developments

Sandeep Mitra, UAE

16:15 – 16:30 SMILE vs LASIK: Which is the winner? Against V/s SMILE vs LASIK: Which is the winner? With Mohamed Shafik, Egypt V/S Sandeep Mitra, UAE 16:30 – 16:45 FEMTOSECOND LASIK COMPLICATIONS; Prevention

and management Khaled Sharif. Jordan

16:45 – 17:00 Updates on treatment for Presbyopia: Laser Blended Vision VS Kamra Inlay, etc.

Osama Giledi, UAE

17:00 – 17:15 IOL calculation Post Refractive surgery, how can I make my results accurate?

Mark Wilkins, UK

17:15 – 17:30 Cataract surgery in Keratoconus , optimizing the outcome

Mohammed Aly, UAE 17:30 – 17:45 Post-PK astigmatism

Massimo Busin, Italy 17:45 – 18:00 Limbal Relaxing Incisions

Hussein Ali Hussein, Egypt 16:00 – 18:00 Retina: New Face of the Vitreoretinal surgeries

Chairpersons:

16:00 – 16:20 Bimanual approach on the management of complicated rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD)

Faisal Fayyad, Jordan

16:20 – 16:40 Comparison of surgery, Observation and Intravitreal Ocriplasmin in Vitreomacular traction Syndrome Igor Kozak, KSA

16:40 – 17:00 Use of Intra-surgical OCT in macular disease Susanne Binder, Austria

17:00 – 17:10 23/25/27 G vitrectomy: Preferences and Advantages Ammar Saffar, UAE

17:10 – 17:20 Endoscopic vitrectomies in indicated cases Igor Kozak, KSA

17:20 – 17:30 Inverted flap technique for chronic macular hole Susanne Binder, Austria

17:30 – 17:40 Treatment difficulties in Traumatic Macular holes Viktoria Mester, UAE

17:40 – 17:50 Microincision Vitrectomy: Pits and Tips Ahmed H Gad, UAE

17:50 – 18:00 Small gauge parsplana vitrectomy for removal of large IOFBs. Surgical techniques

Sharif Issa, UAE

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09:00 – 11:00 Retina: How to tackle the leaking retina: What can we do more?

Chairpersons: Igor Kozak, KSA & Emad Abboud, UAE 09:00 – 09:20 New concept in retinal laser deliver

Igor Kozak, KSA

09:20 – 09:35 Polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy, evolving concepts and management

Nicola Ghazi, UAE

09:35 – 09:50 What’s new in the management of Central serous chorioretinoapthy

Prasan Rao, UAE

09:50 – 10:05 Role of Dexamethasone implant in macular edema: Present scenario

Ahmed El Khashab, UAE

10:05 – 10:20 Incidence of Non responders in anti-VEGF treatment for NV-AMD

Susanne Binder, Austria

10:20 – 10:35 The Effect of Nicotine on anti-VEGF Therapy in the Treatment of Neovascular AMD

Ammar Saffar, UAE

10:35 – 10:50 Updated Classification of posterior Vitreoretinal - interface diseases. The vitreous in AMD

Susanne Binder, Austria 10:50 – 11:00 Chronic Endophthalmitis

Emad Abboud, UAE

09:00 – 11:00 Cataract: How to nail down 20/20 post op? Chairpersons:

09:00 – 09:15 IOL calculation post laser vision correction Safwan Baiati, UAE

09:15 – 09:30 Tips and pearls on accurate biometry Suhail Elkhouri, UAE

09:30 – 09:45 Overview on technologies for biometery Saleh Saif Al Messabi, UAE

09:45 – 10:00 Technologies for IOL centration and alignment Ike (Iqbal) Ahmed, Canada

10:00 – 10:15 How to address toric cornea Saleh Saif Al Messabi, UAE

10:15 – 10:30 Which presbyopia correction IOL and for which patient Mohamed Ali Hesham, UAE

10:30 – 10:45 New generations Formula Suhail Elkhouri, UAE 10:45 – 11:00 Panel discussion ,Q & A 09:00 – 11:00 Pediatrics: Cataract Surgeries in Children:

Trends and Controversies Chairpersons:

09:00 – 09:15 Planning of Pediatric Cataracts: Tips Asim Ali, Canada

09:15 – 09:30 Posterior Capsule Management Arif Khan, KSA

09:30 – 09:45 Managing Challenging Pediatric Cataract Abdul Rauf, UAE

09:45 – 10:00 Pediatric Glaucoma Surgical Management Hayat Khan, UAE

10:00 – 10:15 Practical approach to ROP and role of drugs Zia ur Rehman Khan, UAE

10:15 – 10:30 Telemedicine Role in tackling ROP Disease Kelly Hutcheson, Qatar

10:30 – 10:45 Retinoblastoma and other Vitreoretinal disorders: Make it simple!

TBA

10:45 – 11:00 Complex Surgical Scenario in Children Asim Ali, Canada

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11:00 – 13:00 Session: Allied Health Professionals Chairpersons:

11:00 – 11:15 Ocular Anatomy 101: What do I need to know? Olga Plekhanova, UAE

11:15 – 11:30 Surgical Assisting: How to be a nurse that a Doctor can't leave without

Margarita Acebal, UAE

11:30 – 11:45 Care and Handling of Ophthalmic Surgical Instruments Margarita Acebal, UAE

11:45 – 12:00 Ophthalmic Diagnostics: Why do we need them? Olga Plekhanova, UAE

12:00 – 12:15 Pediatric Eye Exam in a Nutshell Keith Wilken, UAE

12:15 – 12:30 Myopia Epidemics Janice Glaser, UAE

12:30 – 12:45 Updates on Keratoconus Treatment Osama Giledi, UAE

12:45 – 13:00 How to choose the best Lasik Candidate? Janice Glaser, UAE

11:00 – 13:00 Cornea: Advance Corneal Surgery; Are We Up to the Challenges?

Chairpersons: 11:00 – 11:20 Ultra-Thin DSEAK

Massimo Busin, Italy

11:20 – 11:40 DMEK technique: A stepwise approach Tarek Katamish, Egypt

11:40 – 11:50 DMEK vs ultrathin DSAEK With Samer Hamada, UK

11:50 – 12:00 DMEK vs ultrathin DSAEK AGAINST Ahmed Al Saadi, UAE

12:00 – 12:15 Keratoprosthesis update Mark Wilkins. UK

12:15 – 12:30 Femtokeratoplasty is it still in fashion Saleh Saif Al Messabi, UAE

12:30 – 12:45 DALK

Massimo Busin, Italy

12:45 – 13:00 Tips for executing the perfect Big Bubble DALK Tarek Katamish, Egypt

11:00 – 13:00 Session: ESOIRS: Femto Laser in Cataract and Corneal Surgery

Chairpersons: Hussein Ali Hussein, Egypt; Alaa El-Zawawy, Egypt & Ahmed Osman, Egypt 11:00 – 11:10 Femotolaser Platforms: Similarities & Differences Alaa El-Zawawy, Egypt

11:10 – 11:20 Pearls of Femtocataract Surgery Techniques Tarek Abdel Razek, Egypt

11:20 – 11:30 Femtocatarcat Surgery in Difficult Cases Ahmed Osman, Egypt

11:30 – 11:40 Evolution of Capsulotomy Hussein Ali Hussein, Egypt

11:40 – 11:50 FemtoLaser Assisted ICRS implantation Ahmed El-Massry, Egypt

11:50 – 12:00 Q & A

12:00 – 13:00 Session: ESOIRS: Interactive Session of Challenging Cases in Refractive Surgery. An Expertise Panel Discussion of challenging cases in refractive surgery which present hot debatable issues. The audience will interact through an integrating digital response system. Moderators: Mohamed Shafik, Egypt & Alaa Ghaith, Egypt

Panelists: Fathi El- Sahn, Egypt; Mounir Khalifa, Egypt; Ahmed El- Massry, Egypt

Topics:

• PRK Xtra for special cases

• Hyperopic Anisometropia in Children

• Surgical options to correct post PKP refractive errors • Never too late to explant an ICL

• Challenging Pentacam Preoperative maps • Unhappy SMILE patients

Lunch Symposium

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14:00 – 16:00 Retina Debate: Controverisies in Intreavitreal injections: To be or not to be!

Moderator: Anwar Hamdan Sajwani, UAE

Panel of Debaters: Igor Kozak, KSA; Emad Abboud, UAE Robert Scott, UAE; Patricio Aduriz, UAE

Ammar Saffar, UAE; Faisal Fayyad, Jotdan Madhav Rao, UAE; Susanne Binder, Austria 14:00 – 14:30 Diabetic Macular edema: AntiVEGF

Ammar Saffar, UAE

Diabetic Macular Edema : macular laser Emad Abboud, UAE

14:30 – 15:00 CRVO with Macular edema Dex Implant Igor Kozak, KSA

CRVO with ME Anti VEGF Patricio Aduriz, UAE

15:00 – 15:30 Vitreolysis in Vitreomacular Tracion Robert Scott, UAE

Surgery in Vitreomacular Traction Susanne Binder, Austria 15:30 – 16:00 Acute CSCR Intravitreal Injection TBA

Acute CSCR Observe or treat Madhav Rao, UAE

14:00 – 16:00 Cataract: Videos on challenging cataract cases " It may happen to you!”

Chairpersons: 14:00 – 14:10 Posterior polar cataract

Saleh Saif Al Messabi, UAE

14:10 – 14:30 Posterior capsular tear management with or without vitreous loss

Ike (Iqbal) Ahmed, Canada 14:30 – 14:40 Intumescent Cataract

Abdullah Assiri, KSA 14:40 – 14:50 Black cataract

Khiun Tjia, Netherlands

14:50 – 15:00 Managing Iris defects in cataract surgeries Ike (Iqbal) Ahmed, Canada

15:00 – 15:10 Subluxated IOL

Mohamed El-Deeb, UAE 15:10 – 15:20 Cataract in small pupil

Abdulla Naqi, UAE 15:20 – 15:30 Cataract in uveitic patients

Tarek Abdulrazek, Egypt 15:30 – 15:40 Femto-cataract challenges

Ahmed El-Massry, Egypt 15:40 – 15:50 Nanophthalmos

Alaa El-Zawawy, Egypt 15:50 – 16:00 Q & A

14:00 – 16:00Cornea Keratoconus Biomechanics, Are We Still Dreaming?

Chairpersons:

14:00 – 14:15 Management of Post Refractive corneal ectasia Samer Hamada, UK

14:15 – 14:30 How to maximize your results with intrastromal corneal rings for keratoconus?

Ahmed El Massry, Egypt 14:30 – 14:45 Updates of corneal cross linking

Muawyah Al Bdour, Jordan 14:45 – 15:00 keratoconus in children

Alaa Ghaith, Egypt

15:00 – 15:15 Sequential Versus Simultaneous PRK with CXL for KC: Towards refining the visual results.

Mohamed Shafik, Egypt 15:15 – 15:30 OCT angiography in the cornea

Mark Wilkins, UK 15:30 – 15:45 Pediatrics Corneal Grafts

Samer Hamada, UK

15:45 – 16:00 Athen’s protocol and it is modifications, is it safe and effective?

Safwan Al-Bayati, UAE